“It’s just breathtaking, literally breathtaking,” says 60 Minutes’ Cecilia Vega after arriving in Phortse, a small, remote village on the way to Everest Base Camp. It took five days of climbing to reach this point. It is a battle between lungs and gravity. | 60 Minutes

Mount Everest has never been more commercialized. Almost 500 climbing permits have been issued this season. https://cbsn.ws/4s4wVVv | 60 Minutes

After 10 straight days of trekking, 60 Minutes’ Cecilia Vega reaches Everest Base Camp. Climbing Everest is a booming, multimillion-dollar high-altitude industry, with guided climbs fetching six-figure sums. https://cbsn.ws/4qhf7Vd | 60 Minutes